Victim Precipitation

            Activity 1

            Individuals contribute to the occurrence of crime when the benefits of the proposed crime outweigh the costs of conducting the crime.  This is mostly when individuals pursue their individualized interests in the effective punishments absence based on classical theory (Siegel, 2011).   Individuals additionally contribute to crime occurrence by associating with definitions of crimes. By learning the definitions the individuals are thus able to understand the justification of crimes that is provided by the definitions.  Additionally, the gap that is created by the pressuring society leads to crimes occurrence. This is mainly because the economic success pressure as well as the associated strains to achieve the holds weakens one’s morals thus increasing the crime rate.  Living in disorganized communities additionally contributes to crimes occurrence because of high breakdowns of social control which encourage crime (Siegel, 2011).

            Activity 2

            Victim precipitation is one of the major terms that are utilized in describing the role of a victim in a stated crime. This, therefore, involves facilitation, provocation as well as precipitation the goal of victim precipitation is to minimize the blaming of victims and enhancing the personal responsibility of the victim (Siegel, 2011).  The Classical theory holds that crime occurs due to the associated benefits when they outweigh the consequences while positivist theory states that crime is determined or caused.  This is mainly based on community organization and individual traits which cause pressure on individuals due to the portrayed gaps. Social learning theories explain that through learning differentiation individuals are able to acquire knowledge of a crime justification. When social institutions are weak this means that the conduct of individuals is additionally weakened. Social gaps are crucial in affecting individual’s behaviors and conducts as they weaken one’s norms (CRJ 416x, 2009).

 

 

References

            CRJ 416x.2009. Crim29—Victim Precipitation- Facilitation. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv3YR2Z5z1c

Siegel, Larry J. 2011. Criminology: the core. Australia: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.